Thug is the new Nigg**!!

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341. Disagree. See: butt hurt.

I can say with high confidence that "thug" is used towards people of all races. We use it against white cops, white bullies, mafia members, etc. In pop culture, we use it to denote minions of villains.

I think this is largely a selective perception issue. Honest question - how aware are you of the frequency it is used to describe nonblacks? Because the word is all over our culture.

This reminds me a bit of the "butt hurt" brouhaha. It has always been used to denote an ass kicking or getting spanked. Somewhere along the way (fairly recently), someone decided it meant anal sex, and now people will call you homophobic for using it. Someone actually had a go at me on Facebook about it, calling me a homophobic bigot, and he was gay and so was automatically right, etc etc. I'm gay, told him to stuff it, and merrily went on my butt-hurting way.

I've listened to your thoughts, gandered at the culture, looked at who uses the word and how. While it may be used racially in limited segments, it is still a fairly universal, nonracial word by itself and just doesn't seem anywhere near the level of n-word.

So I disagree. Respectfully. Given how you and others feel, I will be careful to omit it from my vocabulary if the topic involves black youth.